Immigrating To America

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Before I moved to America with my parents at the age of twenty-three, I lived in China where people spoke the same language and shared a similar background. Immigrating to America was a very shocking news because I was well adjusted to my previous lifestyle and that everything in America was completely different. As soon as I arrived in America I quickly enrolled in a two-year community college to study English without realizing that I was putting myself in a disadvantageous situation to achieve my goals. My education has prevented my abilities to further advance my skills and aspirations of becoming a leading web developer.
I am proud to come to this one of the greatest city in the world, however, there was a time I was questioning myself

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